Unoffical Garmin time for my first Full Marathon. Wow. So many emotions during this race. I had to run without my phone/music for the majority of this run because it was raining on and off. I actua... read more

I kept having to tell myself to slow down which is great mental practice for Sunday. I'm infamous for starting way too fast and that will be the key to my marathon. Start slow. 2 mile shake ou...read more

I kept having to tell myself to slow down which is great mental practice for Sunday. I'm infamous for starting way too fast and that will be the key to my marathon. Start slow. 2 mile shake out before the big day Sunday. To say I'm beyond nervous would be a HUGE understatement. Now my legs relax until then.

An easy 3 miles with the pup. It is runs like this that remind me that marathon training has paid off. At the start of this spring, I was out of shape and 3 miles felt tough. Today, 3 miles felt li...read more

An easy 3 miles with the pup. It is runs like this that remind me that marathon training has paid off. At the start of this spring, I was out of shape and 3 miles felt tough. Today, 3 miles felt like an easy jog and I have my training to thank for that :)

Simple 4 miler. Tried to take it easy because I have my long run tomorrow. I've been having a lot of GI issues while running lately. Hoping it just has to do with my stress/anxiety that the ma...read more

Simple 4 miler. Tried to take it easy because I have my long run tomorrow. I've been having a lot of GI issues while running lately. Hoping it just has to do with my stress/anxiety that the marathon is quickly approaching.

Things I did while on this run: cried, sweat, laughed, was continuously motivated by my boyfriend even though I was so cranky, saw adorable dogs, almost passed out, and most importantly I ran. I do...read more

Things I did while on this run: cried, sweat, laughed, was continuously motivated by my boyfriend even though I was so cranky, saw adorable dogs, almost passed out, and most importantly I ran. I don't know why my last long run had to be my absolute worst but it was. Here's to hoping my marathon in 3 weeks goes a little better than this.